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Torrential Rain, Flooding in Crystal Lake

Here are some views of Route 14 near Fanny May and the Shell Gas Station:

Crystal Lake flooding on Route 14 near the Crystal Lake Plaza.

The corner of Devonshire Lake and Route 14 in Crystal Lake.

Vehicles caused a wake on Route 14.

Heading west on Route 14 in Crystal Lake near the Shell Station.

Trucks were plowing through the flooded Route 14.

Thanks to a Friend of McHenry County Blog for the photos.

From the Crystal Lake Police Department:

The Crystal Lake Street Division/Public Works and the Police Department are working to resolve the flooding issues. The Police Department is urging the motoring public to avoid the following intersections listed below. They are closed for through traffic and for pedestrians.

Closed: IL Route 176, west of Walkup Avenue at the Metra train viaduct.

Closed: Keith Avenue at Virginia Street/Rt 14.

Although those are the only streets closed at the moment, we encourage the public not to attempt to pass areas that are flooded over sidewalks or walkways.

If you come across an impassable area or you are stranded as the result of the flooding, please dial 9-1-1.

By Amie Rowland (Patch Staff) – Updated June 26, 2013 11:51 am ET
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The rain just continues to fall and a heavy downpour early today has left standing water in area communities.

Nob, you are an idiot. Plus you can’t spell or even speak the language correctly. I remember in the early seventies being stuck at that intersection in a tiny Datsun. (Car never ran when it was wet because there were no foorboards. Cheap Japanese metal.) Had to push it into the Shell station and wait for it to dry out. That intersection is notorious for flooding very quickly. Nob is still an idiot and knows nothing. It’s not the depth is the ferocity over a short period of time. You can drown in a tesaspoon of water if you inhale it correctly.

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Amanda? Your friend is an idiot to let others tell her what to do. I know of someone in another state that drown becauses she drove “through” a river when the road flooded. (Just last month.) It is a fool that lets others tell them to jump.